I have a few questions that hopefully you guys can answer. Detailed answers are appreciated.

1. I noticed that next to the custom/dark faces in the bottom right and left of the screen that there is a number which increases throughout the game. What does this number mean and what makes it increase?

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2. I just accepted the invite to the LGP EASHL team. How do I go about playing games that will count towards our record?

Any help is appreciated as I am rather new to the NHL 09 online experience.

Yeah i can never play on the weekends, even if i'm online i'm playing with 3 or 4 people on an xbox and we aren't going to log on. Then during the week when i'm playing I usually have 20 minutes or so at a time so I don't have time for an online game. But yeah, I'll add you.